This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.
Social Dilemmas: Understanding Human Cooperation by Paul Van Lange; Daniel P. Balliet; Craig D. Parks; Mark van VugtThe book centers on two major themes. The first theme centers on the theoretical understanding of human cooperation: are people indeed other-regarding? The second theme is more practical, and perhaps normative: how can cooperation be promoted? This question is at the heart of the functioning of relationships, organizations, as well as the society as a whole.
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ISBN: 9780199897612
Publication Date: 2013
The Social Neuroscience of Empathy by Jean Decety (Editor); William Ickes (Editor)The social neuroscience approach to the subject is premised on the idea that studying empathy at multiple levels (biological, cognitive, and social) will lead to a more comprehensive understanding of how other people's thoughts and feelings can affect our own thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
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ISBN: 9780262012973
Publication Date: 2009
Social Psychology by John D. DeLamater; Daniel J. Myers; Jessica L. CollettThis fully revised and updated edition of Social Psychology is a highly accessible and engaging exploration of the question "what is it that makes us who we are?" Grounded in the latest contemporary research, the book also explains the methods in which social psychologists investigate human behavior in a social context and the theoretical perspectives that ground the discipline.
Covers basic research in social psychology that can be applied to real world problems as well as direct applications of social psychological theory to social problems.
Covers research in various fields of humanities and social sciences such as health, education, technology, philosophy, management, industry and economics that have psychological implications for social policy and planning.
Articles on experimental, empirical and field studies of groups, cultural effects, cross-national problems, language and ethnicity, cross-cultural notes and briefly reported replications and refinements.
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology is the world’s largest organization of social and personality psychologists. SPSP strives to advance the science, teaching, and application of social and personality psychology.